TheWoWDBAbandon this quest if you picked it up in Felwood or you'll potentially miss a quest for Winterspring.
Hopefully Blizz will remove Kelek Skykeeper from Felwood soon and this issue won't matter soon.
Quest
The Ruins of Kel'Theril
A World of Warcraft quest in Winterspring. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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Counts toward Winterspring quests.
Funny how Blizzard is stating that this quest is "working as intended" when the quest text says "At this lake..." even if you pick the quest up in Felwood, miles away from the lake in question. Lousy work, Blizzard. Like so many other details in the Cataclysm quests and/or dialogues.
Quest facts
LevelLevel 15-30
ZoneWinterspring
Quest ID28479
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(28479))
What to do
StorylineWinterspring, step 9 of 54
Rewards5g 25s, 2,050 XP
Description
At this lake, the Crystal of Zin-Malor was stolen by the Highborne. The crystal was a powerful artifact that bent arcane magic in wild and unpredictable ways... but it could only be held by the worthy, and brought doom upon all others. The spirits that wander here span generations, each shackled here by Zin-Malor. Some will speak and tell their fates. Should you wish to learn the fate of Zin-Malor, seek the spirit at the center of the lake...
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #83 50.7 54.9
Coordinates
- Turn-inWinterspring 50.7, 54.9
/way #83 50.7 54.9 - Objective areaWinterspring 46.9, 53.8
/way #83 46.9 53.8
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Winterspring map
- A Protector of Magic about 240 yards
- Artifacts Abound about 240 yards
- Test Subject about 250 yards
- Owl of a Sudden about 310 yards
- Honor the Flame about 550 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 550 yards
- Grand Master Trixxy about 1,000 yards
- A Wyrm Rest about 1,160 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Winterspring, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Winterspring:
- Everlook, Winterspring
- Nordrassil, Hyjal
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Money5 gold25 silver
Experience2,050 XP
Storyline
Winterspring
Part 9 of 54.
Previous: Words of the High Chief · Next: Pride of the Highborne
- 4Scalding Signs
- 5Winterfall Runners
- 6High Chief Winterfall
- 7The Final Piece
- 8Words of the High Chief
- 9The Ruins of Kel'Theril
- 10Pride of the Highborne
- 11Descendants of the Highborne
- 12Legacy of the High Elves
- 13Descendants of the High Elves
- 14Pain of the Blood Elves
- 15The Curse of Zin-Malor
Showing steps 4 to 15 of 54.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Words of the High Chief
The Winterfall are no longer a threat to me, but if you still want to find out what was driving the furbolg to create and consume this strange firewater, I think you should seek out Kelek Skykeeper.
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Pride of the Highborne
Ten thousand years ago... The Highborne lived here in prosperity. We considered ourselves above the common ranks of the other night elves. With our every need met by magic and wealth, we led lives of indulgence and amusement. And greed...
The storyline at a glance
Winterspring has 54 steps, from Threat of the Winterfall to Umbranse's Deliverance.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Winterspring (54).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Winterspring map
- The Blue Dragons
- Battle Pet Tamers
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.